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Original Filed Oct. 4, 1921 IN VEN TOR.

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Patented June 23, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL J. BELL, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGIQ'OR T0 BELLREGISTER,.

INC., 015 VJOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND, A. CORPORATION OF NEV YORK.

FARE-BOX APPARATUS.

To (all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL J. BELL, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Springfield, in the county of .Hampden andState of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Fare-Box Appratus, of which the following is a specificatlon.

My invention relates to improvementsin receptacles for coins or fareboxes which are used on moving vehicles, at amusemen u parks and thelike, in stores, etc., and consists in general of a suitable casingcontaining certain peculiarly constructed, selflocizing boxes for faresand tokens, a direct i'arereceiving box in communication with one ofsaid first-named boxes, said farereceiving b,x being mounted on saidcascoin and token magazines also mounted on said casing, and certainsafety applices, all combined to make up a unitary c-box apparatus,together with coinand token-actuating elements, and, such other 3:-

and members as may be necessary or i'lesirable in order to render suchapparatus complete and serviceable in every respect, all ashereinafterset forth.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a change-makingmachine, such as that which "forms the subject of my application forUnited States Letters Patent, filed Jctober 4, 1921, and seriallynumbered 505, i33, of which application the present application is adivisional part, with safe, convenient, strong and durable, andautomatic lock boxes for the reception of coins and tokens from suchmachine. lVith these lock boxes theft by the operator, the patrons, andother unauthorized persons is prevented.

Another object is to insure the dumping of the coins from the directfare-receiving box into one of the lock boxes, whenever the door of thecompartment, in which said lock boxes are located is opened; and furthcrobjects are to cause said last-named boxes to be unlocked when they areplaced in receiving position, and to be locked automatically upon theirremoval from such p0-- sition.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the course of the followingdescription.

A preferred embodiment of the invention. whereby I attain the objectsand secure Divided and this application filed. July 12,

the advantages of the same, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings,and I will proceed to describe the invention with reference to saiddrawings, although it is to be understood that the form, construct-ion,arrangement, etc. of the parts in various aspects are not material andmay be modified without departing from the spirit of my invention orexceeding the scope of what is claimed.

In the drawings, in which like numerals designate like parts throughoutthe several views, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a change-makingmachine which is equipped with my invention in a practical form orembodiment as aforesaid; Fig. 2, a longitudinal, vertical sectionthrough portions of said machine, looking toward the rear; Fig. 3, anenlarged detail in front elevation of the automatic dumping mechanism;Fig. i, a top plan of parts of said mechanism; Fig. 5, an enlargeddetail in top plan of one of the guides and latches for the coinandtoken boxes; Fig. 6, a side elevation of the parts shown in thepreceding View; Fig. 7, an enlarged plan of the inside of the cover ofthe coin box, showing the opening in the same closed; Fig. 8, a similarplan showing said opening uncovered; Fig. 9, an isometric view of saidbox; Fig. 10, an enlarged plan of the inside of the cover of the tokenbox, showing the opening in the same closed; Fig. 11, a similar viewshowing said opening uncovered; Fig.12, an isometric view of said last.-named box, and, Fig. 13, a fragmentary detail showing the unlocking rodsfor the lock boxes.

In describing my invention it will be necessary to describe parts andmembers of the change-making machine which necessary for the housing ofthe lock boxes, and which cooperate to a greater or less extenttherewitl'i, it being understood, of course, that inore or less similarparts and members would be required if said invention were applied tosome other than the present machine.

The casing of this machine, which is indicated by the numeral 1, Figs. 1and is divided by a horizontal member 2 into upper and undercompartments or chainand l, respectively. A compartmenthere 0 I 5 is oilby suitable partitions from the chamber 4, in the left-hand end thereof,and provided with a door 6. A door 7, which has its right-hand edgehinged at 8-8 to the corresponding end wall of the chamber 4, isprovided to close the entrance to said chamber in front, and is providedwith a lock 9. This door is shown open in Fig. 1.

T ie chamber 4 is designed to hold coinreceiving and token-receiving,lock boxes 10 and 11, respectively. A coin chute 12 and the lowerportion 13 of a token chute 14 are located in the chamber 4. There isalso a coin chute 15 on the front of the casing 1 and opening at thebottom outside of said casing.

The chamber 3 is shorter than the chamher 4, and a direct tare-receivingbox 16 is mounted on top of said second-named chamber at the right-h andend of said first-named chamber. This fare-box 16 is not materiallydifferent from other tare-boxes for a similar purpose, and the same hasa cap 17 which opens through the top thereof. A coin and ticket chute 18depends from the cap 17, and opens at the bottom through the front sidethereof into a chute 19 below. The chute 19 has a wide mouth at the top,and is made smaller at the bottom to fit and register with an opening 20in the member 2. Within the chute 12 and hinged thereto at 21 is aflapper 22, and a spring 23 is ar ranged normally to retain said flapperin a horizontal position across the bottom of the opening 20.

Coins or tickets, dropped into the top of the cap 17, pass downwardlythrough said cap and the chute 18 into the chute 19 and onto the flapper22, which later is normally maintained in closed position by the spring23, as previously noted. The chute 18 is provided with the usualbattle-plates to prevent the introduction of an instrument from aboveinto said chute for the purpose of removing coins or tickets from thetare-box 16, the chute 19, or the opening 20.

Secured to the forward terminal of the pivot, rod, or shaft 21, Figs. 1,2, and 3, is a disc 24 which is provided with a radial pin or handle Thehandle 25 is located above the top of the compartment 4 and in front ofthe fare-box 16, in convenient position to be grasped tor the purpose ofrocking the shaft 21, through the medium of the disc 2-l, in thedirection to move the flapper 22 from its full-line position to itsdotted-line position in Fig. 2, and thus dump the objects supported bysaid flapper into the chute 12. This operation is against the resiliencyof the spring 23, consequently when the handle is released said springacts to restore the parts to their former and normal positions and closethe opening 20 with the flapper 22. The objects discharged into thechute 12 pass by gravity into the coin box 10, as will presently be moreclearly explained, said objects having already passed by gravity intosaid chute. The handle 25 normally occupies the position indicated bydotted lines in Figs. 1 and 8.

In order to insure the discharge of the contents of the fare-box 16 intothe box 10, and thus prevent such contents from being (flischarged intothe hand of the person having charge of the machine while the same isbeing operated for collecting fares (or admission charges) and makingchange, provision is made whereby the flapper 22 is opened each timethat the door 7 is opened, and said door must be opened in order to takeout the boxes 10 and 11 for the purpose of carrying them to the cashiersoilice. To this end I provide the door 7 with a horizontal, curved arm26, on the inside and above the general location of the upper hinge 8,and arrange within th chamber 1 spring-pressed, pivotal means which isengaged by said arm when said door is closed. The aforesaid meanscomprises an approximately upright, operating lever 27, which ispivotally attached at 28 to a lug 29 on the inside of the adjacent endwall of the casing 1, an approximately horizontal link 30 which has oneend pivotally connected with the upper terminal of said lever, and theother end provided with a pin 31 that passes through an arcuate slot 32in the disc 2%, and a'spring 33. The lever 27 is somewhat angular inshape and divided as it were by a pivot 28 into. a short arm below and along arm above, and at the bottom of said lever is bearing piece toreceive the free end of the arm The spring 33 is arranged between theshort arm of the lever 27' and the adjacent wall of the easing, and sonormally retains the long arm of said lever in contact with a stop 35,and the pin 31 at the right-hand end of its travel. The stop 35 extendsinwardly from the right-hand end wall of the chamber 4 to which saidstop is attached.

lit will now be seen that, when the door 7 is closed, the arm contactswith the hearing and actuates the lever 27, against the resiliency oithe spring 33, in the direction to carry the link 30 to the left, andwith it the disc 24, which latter is retained with the right-hand end ofthe slot in contact or engagement with the pin 31 by the action of thespring 23. The parts are now positioned as indicated by dotted lines inFig. 3, and the disc 2 1 is free to be operated by hand through themedium of the handle to dump the contents of the fare-box 16 from timeto time as may be desired. Upon opening the door 7, however, the arm 26is carried ay from the bearing 34-, and the spring acts on the lever 27in such a manner as to cause the same to actuate the disc 24 in'thedirection to cause the flapper 22 to assume its open position, saidspring being stronger than the spring 23. The parts are now disposed asshown in full lines in Figs. 3 and 4. The proportion and arrangements ofparts are such that the shifting or rocking of the lever 27 occursduring the last part of the closing movement and the first part oftheopening movement of the door 7, and, when said door is opened wide or toits full extent, the arm 26 is taken out of contact and carried entirelyaway from the bearing 34.. Inasmuch as this automatic dumping mechanismis so proportioned and arranged that the desired operation is broughtabout as soon as the door 7 commences to open, the contents of thefare-box 16 is discharged into the coin box 10 before said door can beopened wide enough to remove said coin box.

Mounted on the top of the chamber 3, which top is indicated by thenumeral 36, and let into and opening through the same are series of coinand token reservoirs, there being here live of the former and four ofthe latter, and the token reservoirs being behind the coin reservoirs.The coin reservoirs are represented at 37 in Fig. 1, and portions of thetoken reservoirs are represented at 38 in Fig. 2. The coins with whichchange is made are placed in the front reservoirs 37, and the tokens,which are provided for the purpose of keeping an exact record of thenumber of fares (or admission charges) forwhich change is made, areplaced in the rear reservoirs 38. A. delivery slide 39 is provided foreach reservoir 37 and the reservoir 38 behind the same, and also for theleft-hand reservoir 37 behind which there is no reservoir 38. There is asupport 40 beneath each reservoir, and the slides 39 operate betweensaid supports and said reservoirs. hen any slide 39 is drawn forward itcarries with it from the reservoir 37 above a coin or coins and depositsthe same in the chute 15, and at the same time such slide, unless thesame be the left-hand slide, carries with it a token or tokens from thereservoir 38 above and deposits the same in the chute 1 1. The chute 14flares sufficiently at the top to receive the tokens from any of theslides 39 with the exception of the left-hand slide 39, as does thechute 15 to receive coins from any of said slides. The sides of thechute 1 1 converge and join the extension 13 below.

The coin box 10 has a circular opening a1, Figs. 7, 8, and 9, in the topthereof, and the token box 11 has a rectangular opening %2. Figs. 10,11, and 12, in the top thereof. The lower, open end of the chute 12 isdirectly over the opening ll in the box 10, when said box is in place,and the lower. open en d of the chute extension 13 is directly over theopening 42 in the box 11, when the latter box is in place. The openingll is automatically closed by means of semi-circu lar, sliding plates43, Figs. 7, 8, and 9, and the opening 42 1S automatically closed bymeans of a rectangular, sliding plate 4%.

As an auxiliary to the operating mechanism for the plates 43 and ll rodsa5 and 4:6, respectively, are provided. The rods 15 and 16, Figs. 2, 8,9, 11, 12, and 13, are secured to the back side of the casing 1 andproject horizontally forward into the chamber 4, in. positions,respectively, to enter an opening 47,-Figs. 7, 8, and 9, in the rear endof the box 10, and an opening 18, Figs. 10, 11, and 12. in the rear endof the box 11.

There are three ribs or guides a9 on the floor of the chamber 4, whichguides are parallel with the end walls of said chamber, and spaced apartto receive between them the boxes 10 and 11. These guides are clearlyshown in Figs. 1, 2, 5, and 6, and there are also shown in these viewslatch rods 50, one for each box'lO and 11. The rods 50, Figs. 1, 2, 5and 6, are mounted in lugs 51 on top of the left-hand andrintel-mediateguides 49, and are adapted to rotate therein. The rearend of each rod isheaded over, and at the front end of such rod is an angular extensionThe rods 50 are rocked in their lugs or bearings 51 so as to cause theirextensions 52 to project vertically or approximately so, except when theboxes 10 and 11 are in place. After the boxes are pushed into thechamber 4 on the floor thereof between the guides 4-9 and back as far asthe rear wall of the chamber permits, the rods 50 are rocked so as tolocate their extensions 52 in front of adjacent portions of said boxes,thus holding the latter against forward movement-s c F 1.

As the boxes 10 and 11 are pushed into place the rods 45 and 46, Figs.2, 8, 9, 11., 12, and 13, enter the same and act on tic mechanismstherein, which mechanisms wil presently be described.

The box 10 has a cover 53, Figs. 7, S and 9 which is hinged thereto at54 54 and closes into the body of the box so that the top of said coveris flush with the upper edges of said body, and said box is provided atthe rear end with a lock for said cover, which look is represented at inFig. 9. The key to this lock is in the hands of the proper otticial ofthe company or other authorized person. The box 11, Figs. 10, 11 and 12.has

.a cover 56 which is hinged thereto at 57.

This cover also fits into the body of the box flush with the top edgesthereof, and is provided at the rear end with a hasp 53 which cooperateswith a staple 59 at the rear end of the body of said box, and a padlock(not shown) by means of which said cover loclted in its closed position.The key for ui'ilocking the aforesaid padlock to enable the cover 56 tobe opened is also retained bv a specially selected oflicial of thecompany or other authorized person, usually the same one who haspossession of the other he The mechanisms just previously referred toinclude spring-pressed members which are contacted with by the rods 45and 46, so that there would be a tendency to thrust the boxes 10 and itforward were it not for the restraint placed thereon by the rods to.

Both of the covers 53 and 56, Figs. 7, 8, 1tand 11, are of box formationin order to afford the best means for installing the operatingmechanisms for the plates 4 and t-ji, and the under plates which assistin converting the covers into chambers or compart ments are broken awayin Figs. 7, S, 10., and 11, so as clearly to disclose said mechanisms.in the rear ends of the covers must also be provided openings to alignwith the openings 47 and 4-8 when said covers closed. for the entranceof the rods as and Slidingly arranged in the cover 53, Figs. 7 and 8,between the sides of the con'ipartment therein and lixed guide rods60-6O in said compartment and parallel with said sides, are two bars 61and 62. Each of these bars has a cross-piece 63 to which one of theplates 48 is securely attached. The rear end of the bar 61 is adapted tobe contasted with by the rod ll"), and there is a compression spring 6-lbetween the front end of said bar and the rear end of the cover.Pivotally attached at 65 intermediate of its ends to the cover 58, ashort distance from the rear end thereof, is a lever 66. One end of thelever 66 is pivotally attached at 67 to the bar 61 near the rear endthereof, and the other end of said lever is pivotally attached at 68 tothe bar 60 near the rear end thereof. The pivots 67 and 68 pass throughlongitudinal slots 6969 in the lever 66 to afford the necessary lostmotion when said lever is actuated. When the plates 43 are closed, asbest shownv in Fig. 7, the lever 66 is disposed obliquely in onedirection, and when said plates are open, as best shown in Fig. 3, saidlever is disposed obliquely in the 0pposite direction. An expansionspring TO has one end attached to the forward end of the bar 62 and theother end attached to the front end of the cover.

When the box 10 is pushed into place, the rod 4:) enters the openingsprovided for the same and contacts with the adjacent end of the bar 61,as shown in Fig. 8, forces said bar forwardly against the directresiliency of the spring 6% and the indirect resiliency of the spring70, and, acting through the lever 66, forces the bar 6:2 rearwardly,against the direct resiliency of said spring 70. These actions producedby the rod 4-5 cause the cross-pieces 63 to move away from each otherand carry with them the plates 43, with the result that the opening 41-1isuncovered, so that whatever coins and tickets are dumped into thechute 12 can pass into the box 10. The opening in the cover 53 for therod 45 is represented at 71 in Fig. 8.

Upon the withdrawal of the box 10, the rod 45 releases the bars 61 and62, Figs. 7 and 8, to their springs, with the result that the plates 43come together in the central diameter of the opening ll transversely ofthe cover 53, and so tightly close said open- In order to prevent theplates 43 from being pried apart, when the box 10 is out of the chamberat, suitable locking means is provided, and such means comprises a lock"9, Figs. 7 and 8, an oscillatory bolt 73 which forms a part of saidlock and is adapted to be actuated in one direction by means of the lockmechanism and in the other direction by means of a spring 7 a releasingplunger 75, and a pin 76. The plunger 75 also is a part of the lock T2and is in the path of the pin 76, which latter projects downwardly fromthe plate 43 that is adjacent to said lock. Said plate is also irovidedwith a lug 77 with which the free end of the bolt 73 engages when saidbolt is in locking position. One terminal of the spring 7 is fastened tothe rear wall of the cover 53, and from such wall said spring extendsinto contact with one longitudinal edge of the bolt 73.

When the plates 43 are in their closed position, as shown in Fig. 7, thebolt 73, under the influence of its spring 74, is in engagemei'it withthe lug 77, and in approximate alignment with the longitudinal center ofthe cover 53, so that the plate 43 engaged by said bolt can not bethrust towards the lock 72, and neither can the other plate 43 be forcedaway from the first because of the presence of the interveningmechanism. Upon operating the lock 72 with the key thereof, which key isin the possession of the proper ofiicial or other person, the bolt 73 isactuated, against the resiliency of the spring 741, out of engagementwith the lug 77 and out of restraining position relative to the adjacentplate As soon, however, as the box 10 is inserted again in the chamberl, and the plates l3 are opened through the medium of the rod 4-5 andthe intervening mechanism. the pin 76 encounters the plunger 75 andforces the same inwardly to release the bolt '4" The bolt *3 now underthe influence of the spring 7% bears against the curved edge of thecontiguous plate 43, in readiness to slide down on such edge and assumeits locking posi tion, as soon as said plate with its companion is againclosed as the result of the withdrawal of the box 10 from the chamber 4,and the consequent withdrawal of the red slide 39 is operated.

45 from the cover 53 and said box-see Fig. 8. The plunger 75 isnecessarily an outwardly, spring-pressed member.

The operating mechanism for the plate 44, Figs. 10 and 11, in the cover56 of the box 11, comprises merely a bell-crank-lever 78 and a spring79. The bell-crank-lever 78 is pivoted at 80 to the cover, and consistsof a long arm to which the plate 44 is securely attached, and a shortarm that extends into the path of the rod 46. The spring 79 has one endattached to one side edge of the cover and the other end attached to thelong arm of the bell-cranklever, and has a constant tendency to actuatesaid lever in such. a manner as to carry the plate 44 over, or inreality under, the opening 42, and to retain it in such position, asbest shown in Fig. 10.

hen the box 11 is pushed into the chamber 4, the rod 46 enters theopenings provided for the same in the box and its cover and encountersthe short arm of the bell-crank-lever 78, and actuates said lever on thepivot 80, against the resiliency of the spring 79, in such a manner thatthe plate 44 is carried away from the opening 42 into the position shownin Fig. 11.

Upon the withdrawal of the box 11, the

bell-crank-lever 78 is released by the rod 46 to the spring 79, and saidspring immediately acts to rock said lever on its pivot in the directionto carry the plate 44 beneath the opening 42 and to close the same. Theopening in the cover 56 for the rod 46 is represented at 81 in Fig. 11.

In practice, all fares (or entrance charges) deposited in the fare-box16 find their way into the lock boxlO, Fig. 1, being deposited thereinwhenever the conductor opens the flapper 22, and when said flapper isopened simultaneously with the opening of the door 7. At statedintervals the box 10 is taken into the oflice, where it is unlocked andthe contents dumped out. After heing emptied the box is relocked, thelock 72- is operated to remove the bolt 78 from looking positionrelative to the adjacent plate 43, and said box is handed back to theperson having .charge of the machine to be replaced in the chamber 4. I

Whatever is deposited in the fare-box 16 passes into the lock box 10 andis not handled at all by the person in charge ofthe machine, but whenchange has to be made it is necessary for such person to manipulate theproper delivery slide 39 to obtain the required amount that is to bereturned to the patron. At the'same time the change is obtained a tokenor tokens, according to the number of fares (or'entrance charges) forwhich change is made, are deposited in the lock box 11, except when theleft-hand At certain intervals .the box 11 is also taken into the.ofiice,

opened, and the tokens therein dumped out and counted, after which saidbox is relocked and returned to place in the chamber 4.

lVhat I claim as my invention, and desue to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a fare-box apparatus, a casing having a movable member, as a door,a farebo'x mounted on said casing, and provided with a dischargingmember, operating means for said discharging member, and means,interposed between said first-named member and said first-named means,automatically to open said discharging member when said first-namedmember is moved in arranged normally to retain said flapper in closedposition, and intervening mechanism between said door and said flapperwhereby the latter is opened by said door when the door is opened, saidmechanism including releasing means for said flapper whereby the same ispermitted to be operated when said door is closed. 7

- 4. The combination, in a fare-box apparatus, with a casing having adoor provided with an arm, of a fare-box mounted on said casing andopening through the bottom thereof, a spring-pressed flapper adapted toclose such opening, said flapper being mounted on a spindle, a discsecured to said spindle, a spring-pressed lever pivotally mounted insideof said casing, and' having one end in the path of said arm, and a linkconnecting said disc with said lever, said disc being slotted for theconnection between the same and said link, and the spring for saidflapper being stronger than the spring for said lever, the constructionand arrangement of parts being such that said flapper is opened whensaid door is opened, and can be operated to open and close the same whensaid door is closed.

5. The combination, in a fare-box apparatus, with a casing, a fare-boxmounted on said casing, and provided with'a discharge member, a chutebelow said discharge member, and an operating member in said casing, ofa lock box receivable in said casing below said chute, said lock boxwhen in position opening through the top beneath said chute, and beingprovided with closing means for such opening, said 'toward and away fromeach other, and

means comprising plates arranged to slide rur- (hor provided withlocking means for said closing means, with means actuated by saidoperating mom or to actuate said closing means into open position, aftersaid locking means is unlocked, and when the lock box is placed inposition beneath said chute, and with means to actuate said closingmeans into closed position, and cause the same to be locked by saidlocking means, when the lock box is removed from position beneath saidchute.

6. The combination, in a fare-box apparatus, with casing having a fixedrod therein, and a chute in said casing, of a box receivable in saidcasing and perforated to receive said rod, said box having an openingtherein beneath said chute when the box is in position, and beingprovided with means normally to close said opening, and with meansnormally to lock such closing means, the construction and arrangement ofparts being such that said closing means is ctuated into open positionby said rod, after such locking means is unlocked.

7. The combination, in a fare-box apparatus, with a casing having afixed rod therein, and provided with guides for a box, and a chute insaid casing, of a box receivable in said casing between said guides andperforated to receive said rod, said box having an opening thereinbeneath said chute when the box is in position, and being provided with.means normally to close said opening, and with means normally to locksuch closing means, the construction and angemeit of parts being suchthat said e, sing means is actuated into open position by said rod,after such locking means is unlocked. i

F3. The combination, in a fare-box apparatus, with a casing providedwith a fixed rod, and a chute in said casing, of a box receivable insaid casing and perforated to receive said rod, said box having anopening therein beneath said chute when the box is in place, and beingprovided with springpressed means normally to close such opening, andwith locking means for such closing n'ieans, the latter being actuatedinto open position by said rod when said box is placed in operativeposition, but only after being released by said locking means, and meansto retain said box in operative position.

9. The combination, in a fare-box apparatus, with a casing having afixed rod therein, and provided with guides for a box, and a chute insaid casing, of a box receivable between said guides and perforated toreceive said rod, said box having an opening therein which is beneathsaid chute when said box. is in place between said guides, and beingprovided with spring pressed. means normally to close such opening, andwith locking means for such closing means, the latter being actuated.into open position by said rod when said box is placed in operativeposition, but only after being released by said locking means, andpositionlocking members for said box.

10. The combination, in a fare-box apparatus, with a casing having afixed rod, and provided with guides for a box, and a chute in saidcasing,- of a box receivable between said guides, and perforated toreceive said rod, said box having an opening therein which is beneathsaid chute when the box is in place, andbeing provided withspringi'icu'ated means normally to close such. opening, and with lockingmeans for such closing means, the latter being actuated into openposition by said rod when said box is placed in operative position, butonly after being released by said locking means, and a bent latch rodmounted on one of said guides and adapted to be turned to engagethefront end of said box to hold the same in place against the force of thesprings therein.

11. The combination, in a fare-box apparatus, with a casing havingtherein a fixed rod, of a box receivable in said casing and perforatedto receive said rod, said box having an opening in the top thereof,springpress'ed slides in said box, one of'said slides being in the pathof said rod, plates carried by said slides to open and close saidopening, a lever pivotally connected with said box and also pivotallyconnected with said slides. said lever being slotted toreceive thepivotal connections between the same aid the slides, and means to holdthe slides against movement and to release them to the action impartedthereto by said rod.

152. The combination, in a fare-box apparatus, with a casing having afixed rod therein, of a box receivable in said casing and perforated toreceive said rod, said box having an opening therein, spring-pressedslides in said box. one of said slides being in the path of said fixedmember and adapted to be actuated thereby, when said box is inserted insaid casing and the slide is free, plates carried by said slides andadapted to open and close said opening, a lever pivotally connected withsaid box and also pivotally connected with said slides, said lever beingslotted for the pivotal connections between the same and slides, andmeans to lock said plates in closed position and prevent movement of theslides, and tounlock the plates and release the slides to the actionimparted thereto by said rod.

13. The combination, in a fare-box apparatus, with a casing having afixed member, of a box receivable in said casing, and perforated toreceive said member, said box having an opening therein, spring-pressedslides in said box, one of said slides being in the path of said fixed.member and adapted to be actuated thereby, when said box is inserted insaid casing and the slide is free, a lever pivotally connected withsaid'box and also pivotally connected with said slides, said lever beingslotted to receive the pivotal connections between the same and theslides, plates carried by said slides and adapted to open and close saidopening, a spring-pressed bolt in said box, which-bolt is adapted tolock said plates in closed position and prevent movement of the slides,a lock in said box for said bolt, said lock being adapted to actuate thebolt out of locking position and retain the same out of such position,in order to enable the slides to be actuated by said fixed member, andmeans to release said bolt from said lock when said slides are actuatedinto open position.

let. The combination, in afare-box apparatus, with a casing providedwith a fixed member, of a box receivable in said casing and perforatedto receive said member, said box having an opening therein, abell-cranklever pivotally mounted in said box, and having one arm in thepath of said fixed member and a plate secured to the other arm, and aspring arranged to actuate said lever to close said opening with saidplate when the lever is out of contact with the fixed member.

15. The combination, in a fare-box apparatus, with a casing, a chute insaid casing, means to deliver objects to said chute, and an ormratingmember in said casing, of a box receivable in said casing below saidchute, said box when in position opening through the top beneath saidchute, and provided with closing means for such opening, which closingmeans comprises plates arranged to slide toward and away from eachother, and adapted to be actuated by said operating member .into openposition, when the box is placed in position beneath said chute, andsaid box being further provided with means to actuate said closing meansinto closed position, when said box is removed from position beneathsaid chute.

1G. The combination, in a fare-box apparatus, with a casing having afixed rod therein, and achute in said casing, of a box receivable insaid casing and perforated to receive said rod, said box having anopening therein beneath said chute when the box is in position, andbeing provded with closing means for such opening, which closing meanscomprises plates arranged to slide toward and away from each other, andhas a part in the path of said rod.

17. The combination, in a fare-box apparatus, with a casing providedwith a fixed rod, and a chute in said casing, of a box receivable insaid casing and perforated to receive said rod, said box having anopening therein beneath said chute when the box is in place, and beingprovided with closing means for such opening, which closing meanscomprises plates arranged to slide to ward and away from each other, andhas a part in the path of said rod, and means to retain said box inoperative position.

18. The combination, in a fare-box apparatus, with a casing having afixed rod therein, and provided with guides for a box, and a chute insaid casing, of a box receivablebetween said guides and perforated toreceive said rod, said box having an opening therein which is beneathsaid chute when said box is in place between said guides, and beingprovided with spring-pressed means normally to close such opening, whichclosing means is in the path of said rod, and position-locking membersfor said box.

19. The combination, in a fare-box apparatus, with a casing having afixed rod, and provided with guides for a box, and a chute in saidcasing, of a box receivable between aid guides, and perforated toreceive said rod, said box having an opening therein which is beneathsaid chute when the box is in place, and being provided withspringactuated means normally to close such opening, which closing meansis in the path of said rod, and a bent latch rod mounted on one of saidguides and adapted to be turned to engage the front end of said box tohold the same in place against the force of the spring therein.

SAMUEL J. BELL. \Vitnesses CLIFTON C. WEs'r, RUTH E. ALLBEE.

